110: Vesta – Writing Fire, Hearth, and Domestic Myth

We closed out the season by cooking with fire—talking about hearth gods, sacred flames, and how domestic spaces carry just as much mythic weight as battlefields and quests.  Our topic of discussion today is how to get back into writing, or any pursuit, after a long time of not doing it. Join us as we get back together to enjoy community and writing all over again. Also: which kitchen appliances have the most narrative potential (spoiler: it’s the waffle iron).Then we shared first-draft stories for Vesta, Roman goddess of the hearth, full of warmth, devotion, and at least one total kitchen disaster....But honestly, we in the Cru have all had a lot going on in our personal lives. It's been a hectic summer.Like this weeks episode and wish you could read as well as listen? Subscribe to our Substack for a summary of our opening discussion, a story from the episode, and a writing prompt!  Be sure to follow us on Instagram (if that's your sort of thing). Please do send us an email with your story if you write along, which we hope you will do. Episodes of Radio FreeWrite are protected by a Creative Commons Attribution-NoDerivatives 4.0 International (CC BY-ND 4.0) license. All Stories remain the property of their respective authors.